Sapper James Arthur Ranger
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Ranger,
James Arthur
Date of birth: 1880-11-11
Place of birth: Fort Covington New York U.S.A. U.S.A.
Next of kin: Mrs. Louis Ranger (mother,) 516 Utica Street, Fulton, New York, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bridge Builder
Occupation (normalized): Constructional Steel Erector
Address:
Leduc, Alberta
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, II. D. 18.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 503876
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
Sapper (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 561939
LAC ID:
587641
Service file: B8094-S040
Uploader's Notes: Sapper Ranger was selected by Lieut. Johnson to accompany him in the attack on VIMY RIDGE, on the morning of April 9th, 1917. Their object was to make a rapid survey of the captured line as soon as possible after it was occupied, for this purpose they accompanied the 3rd wave of the attacking infantry. After passing the enemy's second line, a nest of Germans was encountered, and, during the work of mopping up, Lieut. Johnson was wounded.
The mission was entrusted to Sapper Ranger who went forward to the objective and began his survey, but was wounded in the leg before the work was complete. He got back to our front-line and while helping a party of stretcher-bearers carry in the wounded, he was instantly killed by enemy shell-fire.
The mission was entrusted to Sapper Ranger who went forward to the objective and began his survey, but was wounded in the leg before the work was complete. He got back to our front-line and while helping a party of stretcher-bearers carry in the wounded, he was instantly killed by enemy shell-fire.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 4th Canadian Divisional Engineers 11th Field Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-01-17